California: Delay Granted in Jackson Custody Case

By The Associated Press

July 10, 2009

A guardianship hearing for Michael Jackson’s children has been delayed for a week, a court official in Los Angeles said. The delay was granted at the request of Mr. Jackson’s mother, Katherine Jackson, and the singer’s second wife, Debbie Rowe, a court spokeswoman said. L. Londell McMillan, a lawyer for Mrs. Jackson, said the delay would give both sides time to work out a private and amicable resolution. Ms. Rowe, who delivered Mr. Jackson’s two oldest children, who are 12 and 11, has not indicated in court filings whether she intends to seek custody of them. The youngest child, whose mother has never been identified, is 7. The hearing will now be held July 20.